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 version 4.0.0-develop
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++ bwa mem, bwa mem+kit and hisat2 have their samtools sort threads tweaked. The
+  number of threads is now related to the number of threads on the aligner.
+  Using more threads reduces the chance of the samtools sort pipe getting 
+  blocked if it's full.
 + Renamed a few inputs in centrifuge.wdl, isoseq3.wdl, talon.wdl,
   transcriptclean.wdl to be more descriptive.
 + Renamed outputs of tasks used in the TALON-WDL, PacBio-subreads-processing &